Post by L Roebuck on Apr 17, 2007 14:14:29 GMT -5
New blind cave loach
Scientists have discovered another species of blind cave loach in China's cave systems.
Jing-Cheng Ran, Wei-Xian Li and Hui-Ming Chen discovered the new loach species in a cave in Nandan County, Guangxi, and named the new species Paracobitis posterodorsalus in a paper in the latest volume of the Journal of Guangxi Normal University.
The loach, which is one of dozens of blind cave loaches found in China, reaches a size of 5-6.5 cm.
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Scientists have discovered another species of blind cave loach in China's cave systems.
Jing-Cheng Ran, Wei-Xian Li and Hui-Ming Chen discovered the new loach species in a cave in Nandan County, Guangxi, and named the new species Paracobitis posterodorsalus in a paper in the latest volume of the Journal of Guangxi Normal University.
The loach, which is one of dozens of blind cave loaches found in China, reaches a size of 5-6.5 cm.
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